Valvoline synpower..how much moly is in it?

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

Valvoline synpower..how much moly is in it?


how come on some virgin oil analysis, it contains 1-3 moly while many others are close to 100? is it read differently or something?

here is what i mean

moly readings for synthetic 5w30 oils
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/some-5w30-oils-compared.102699/

and then here is one that shows moly of 2
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/super-tech-full-synthetic-virgin-5w30.66456/

 

[chevrofreak]

Synpower doesn't use moly. Neither does the NAPA brand version.

Whatever you're seeing as single digits is lab error, or residual from other oils.

 

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

so is that bad that it doesnt use moly? does it substitute something else for moly

 

[ThirdeYe]

Yeah, other additives can be substituted for Moly and still do the same job.

 

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
Yeah, other additives can be substituted for Moly and still do the same job.

what does synpower use as a substitute? is it better?


ahah sorry so many questions

 

[Michael_P]

Hmmmm........Doesnt VSOT & VSET have lots of moly in it? I know it's kind of a thing of the past.

 

[ThirdeYe]

Originally Posted By: calvinnnnnnnnn
Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
Yeah, other additives can be substituted for Moly and still do the same job.

what does synpower use as a substitute? is it better?


ahah sorry so many questions




No clue, never used it sorry. I've heard that some (maybe all?) Valvoline products use ashless additives that might not show up in a basic UOA.

 

[djlinux64]

Enough moly

I don't want to be ignorant but what is the use of this information?
Originally Posted By: calvinnnnnnnnn
Valvoline synpower..how much moly is in it?


how come on some virgin oil analysis, it contains 1-3 moly while many others are close to 100? is it read differently or something?

here is what i mean

moly readings for synthetic 5w30 oils
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/some-5w30-oils-compared.102699/

and then here is one that shows moly of 2
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/super-tech-full-synthetic-virgin-5w30.66456/

 

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

any oil experts want to chime in and tell us why synpower doesnt use moly? what it uses instead? i might consider using other oils for this reason......

 

[77GrandPrix]

I really doubt that anyone on this or any forum is going to be able to tell you what is used in Synpower. I'm sure that is proprietary information that Valvoline does not disclose. What makes you think that moly is the last word when it comes to AW/FM additives? Alot of different (and very good) oils are formulated without moly.

 

[ottotheclown]

Toyota and Honda both have 0-20 oil really loaded with moly. Both of them should know something about cars, so you would think moly must be important. Then again when you cannot know what was used instead of moly that might be your first clue that this might not be a good choice.Moly price wise went up awhile ago. PYB dropped the amount down right after that price increase. Some use sodium now in larger amounts profit is the bottom line not your motor.

 

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

Originally Posted By: ottotheclown
Toyota and Honda both have 0-20 oil really loaded with moly. Both of them should know something about cars, so you would think moly must be important. Then again when you cannot know what was used instead of moly that might be your first clue that this might not be a good choice.Moly price wise went up awhile ago. PYB dropped the amount down right after that price increase. Some use sodium now in larger amounts profit is the bottom line not your motor.

thats pretty much why im curious why synpower doesn't have moly
i have a honda engine
Originally Posted By: 77GrandPrix
I really doubt that anyone on this or any forum is going to be able to tell you what is used in Synpower. I'm sure that is proprietary information that Valvoline does not disclose. What makes you think that moly is the last word when it comes to AW/FM additives? Alot of different (and very good) oils are formulated without moly.


what other oils dont contain moly?

 

[77GrandPrix]

Amsoil SSO and German Castrol are two that come to mind.

 

[chevrofreak]

The UOA's on Synpower come back looking very nice, even with no moly.

 

[77GrandPrix]

Yes they do and that is what we should be looking at instead of trying to determine what is in it!!

 

[Izb]

from http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2115738

 

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

nice review.....thanks

 

[77GrandPrix]

That's what I'm talkin' about

 

[Jonny Z]

I hear MaxLife blend has a lot of Moly. The UOA show 200+ PPM.

 

[steve20]

it never ceases to amaze me how the iron level automatically goes down when a driver uses something other than M-1

happens like clockwork, yet the Mobil-1 Sheep continue to buy it


Steve